Unlock Jaw Tension: Stimulate Vagus Nerve To Signal Safety

My job in the OR is to monitor electrical signals in the body. There are also a lot of electrical signals going on in our world. And so we're trying to quiet ourselves and key in on what the signal is actually saying that might be important to allow us to make an adjustment, versus the constant noise that is part of our world.

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The jaw is another area. That tends to carry a lot of tension. And it is also a cranial nerve so it's hooked directly into your brain and it also is a very strong muscle so whether you tense there or not You may feel tension here in your day, And you may just see where you're at right now, And you might even feel it and just see. What's the texture here? What's the temperature? What happens when I talk or move my mouth? Can I feel the difference? Nothing to change here. We're just feeling. And maybe you feel the other side. You see, Our bodies are not symmetrical. Our hands are wired to the different side. So just use your hands. Just feel where your jaw is. We're not going to fix it. But what you might see. . . If there's any room to just drop maybe 2%. And take a breath here. Maybe it's a curious breath this time. There's another way we can stimulate our vagus nerve by diving a curious, Hmm. So every time you make a curious. . . Hmm. That nerve lives right behind our vocal cords. And by stimulating that nerve, Here again, You're giving the nervous system simple information. You see the brain and the nervous system. Rely and produce the best results with simple, Clear signals.